Main Dish

A thick, glossy chilli where a cup of pumpkin puree does the job a tin of beans usually does.

A thick, creamy soup made with seven ingredients in one pan, thickened by blending rather than flour.

Chuck roast braised with potatoes, carrots and onion in one pan, fork-tender after three hours at 325F.

Tender pulled chicken made with five spices and a cup of broth, shredded straight in the slow cooker.

Beef liver dredged in seasoned flour and pan-fried with slow golden onions, on the table in 25 minutes.

A classic one-bowl meatloaf with grated onion, milk-soaked breadcrumbs and a sticky ketchup glaze.

Brown lentils simmered with soffritto, tomatoes, cumin and paprika, finished with a splash of vinegar.

Chickpeas and shiitake mushrooms simmered in a spiced coconut and tomato sauce, finished with lime.

Chicken drumsticks simmered in a thick creamed coconut and tomato sauce, ready in forty five minutes.

A silky blended chicken and vegetable soup with shredded chicken stirred back through, and no cream at all.